A.P. Inventory #7 – Electricity & Magnetism

What is the symbol for charge?

What is the unit for charge?

What is the charge for a proton and electron?

What do like charges do?

What do unlike charges do?

According to Coulomb’s Law, “ The Force is _______________ related to the ___________ of the

charges and ________________ related to the ____________ of the separation distance.

When a proportionality becomes a formula, what must be added?

What is the value for the answer above?

3 metal spheres have charges of (sphere 1=) –12mC , (sphere 2=) +4 mC, and (sphere 3=) +3 mC. Sphere 1 touches sphere 2 leaving what charge on each sphere?
 

Sphere 2 now touches sphere 3 leaving what charges on each sphere?
 

If Sphere 1 is now placed at +y = 3 cm, sphere 2 at the origin, and sphere 3 at x= -2. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the NET electrostatic force on the particle at the origin.
 
 
 
 
 

Answer with the words, “ Leave” or “Enter”.

The electric field lines ___________ a positive charge and ___________ a negative charge.

The electric field is _______________ proportional to the force and _______________ proportional to the _____________.

According to the statement above, what would the formula look like?
 

Substitute Coulomb’s Law into the formula above and show an alternate formula for electric field
 
 
 

What is another unit for voltage besides volts? Show this below
    V =

If the numerator was a symbol rather than a unit it would be?
 

If the denominator was a symbol rather than a unit it would be?

If the above concept looked like a formula it would look like?
 
 

Sometimes you might substitute __________  ____________ for work, especially if the particle is moving.
 

Insert the basic formula for work into the formula above and show it below?
 
 

Insert Coulomb’s Law into the formula above and show it below.
 
 

Calculate the Electric field on the y axis due to Sphere 1at the origin
 
 
 

Calculate the electric field on the x axis due to sphere 3 at the origin
 
 
 
 

Calculate the magnitude of the electric field due to Sphere 1 & 3 as well as the direction at the origin
 
 
 

Calculate the electric potential at the origin due to sphere 1
 
 
 

Calculate the electric potential at the origin due to sphere 3
 
 

Calculate the NET potential at the origin due to Sphere 1 & 3
 
 
 



What is the unit for Capacitance?

What does a mF stand for numerically?

What does the q or charge of a capacitor equal?

To find the total capacitance of a series circuit you must:

To find the total capacitance of a parallel circuit you must:

What happens between  the 2 oppositely charges plates of a capacitor

Can we find the voltage of these plates? How?

What is the formula for storing energy in a capacitor?

Substitute the Capacitance formula into the energy formula and show below.
 

What is the total capacitance of the circuit to the left?
 
 

What is the formula for the energy stored in a capacitor?
 
 
 

How much energy is stored in this capacitor.
 
 


What is the formula for Ohm’s law?

What does the voltage do in a series circuit? Parallel?

What does the current do in a series circuit? Parallel?

What is the basic electrical formula for Power?

Substitute Ohm’s law into the formula above and show me 2 alternate formulas for Power.
 
 
 


The picture above represents?

What does the VT represent graphically?
 

What does the e  represent graphically?
 

What does the I represent graphically?
 
 

What does “r” represent?
 


A particle can become a magnet as long as the particle itself is ______________________

What is the formula for the magnetic force on a moving particle?

According to the Right Hand Rule(RHR), do the fingers represent and include units?

According to the Right Hand Rule(RHR), does the thumb represent and include units?

According to the Right Hand Rule(RHR), does the palm represent and include units?

The left hand is used  for what type of particle? Right hand?
 

 What is the unit for a magnetic field?

When particles move into a magnetic area, the shape of their path often resembles a ?
 

What 2 forces are at work here?

Set them equal to each other and solve for  r.
 

If the electrons were in a wire, would you use F = qvb? If not, what formula is appropriate?

For there to be Magnetic Flux, there must be a changing _______________ ______________.

What is the formula for Magnetic Flux?

How do you find the voltage in a Rod or a coil of wire? Show me two ways!
 
 
 
 

A long, straight wire is in the same plane as a rectangular, conducting loop.  The wire carries a constant current I as shown in the figure.  Which one of the following statements is true if the wire is suddenly moved toward the loop?

 A) There will be no induced emf and no induced current.
 B) There will be an induced emf, but no induced current.
 C) There will be an induced current that is clockwise around the loop.
 D) There will be an induced current that is counterclockwise around the loop.
 E) There will be an induced electric field that is clockwise around the loop.